Despite taking the top spot, the Paul W. S. Anderson-directed flick only raked in $8.4 million from 3,012 locations September 14 -- the lowest opening day for the Resident Evil franchise since the original movie was released in 2002.

The 3D version of Finding Nemo placed second with $17.5 million, while Kyra Sedgwick's The Possession fell from first place to third place with $5.8 million.

The Prohibition-era gangster film Lawless, starring Shia LaBeouf, JessicaChastain and Tom Hardy, earned $4.2 million for a fourth place finish. ParaNorman, featuring the voices of ChristopherMintz-Plasse, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann and John Goodman -- came in fifth place with $3 million.